Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-03
HERE'S A GREAT GO.
THE PRESIDENT TO MAKE 4 GRAND TOUR
OF THE WEST,
According to the Correspondent Of Philadelphia
Papsr-Hs Would Go Clear to Alaska II It
Were Not For the Provision That Keeps
the President In This Country.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, June "A spec
ial to the Bulletin from Washington says:
There is every reason to believe that the
promise which the President recently
made to the st. Louis delegation that he
would if he could, visit their city next fall,
will lie kept, and that the visit to that city
will only be comparatively small feature
of great and extensive trip, which he has
been planning and the arrangements for
which will be consummated on his return
to the White House.
The President has seen but little of the
United States. He has, during his life
time, travelled but little outside of the
State of New York. He has never been IN
the west at all. But he has made up his
mind of late that it will be to his personal
and political advantage to make an elab-
crate journey this year. His wife has per-
suaded him to do so As a matter Of pleasure,
and several Democratic politicians, chief
among whom is Postmaster-GeneralN Villas,
have urged him to do so As o matter of
practical politics. They have told him
that the Democrats in the West and North
west are anxious to see him and that his
presence in some OF the States may have
an encouraging effect on the party organ
izatiOn. Cabinet officer remarked to
him before his departure to the Adlron-
dacks that in a year of peace and prosperi-
" like this he could make
SUCH A TOUR AZ MONROE MADE
in isis, and the remark had q pleasing
effect on the Presidents mind. Ii was on
the contemplation of such n trip as this
that Mr. Cleveland made his promise to the
St. Louis delegation. The fact is that he
intends to go n good deal further in the
direction of the setting of the sun than St.
Louis. If the President can make his
arrangements, he will leave this city
in the first week Of August and
will probably remain away until
the first of October He will travel in a
special car containing the members OF
his household and two or three Cabinet
officers. The intention is togo clear across
the continent To the Pacific coast. The
principal cities on the lineuf theee1is- viii
he visited in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mis-
souri, and Minneapolis. Postmaster Cen
eral Villas is particularly anxious that he
should make good impression in
those States in time for the fall
elections. The President is curious TO ex.
plore the Territories along the line of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, and it is now in
his plan TO 90 rs far AZ Portland, Oregon.
! Indeed, it is said that he would very much
like to steam up the Pacific ocean rs far as
Alaska, although he has been told that this
would he construed as a violation of the
precedent which permits no President 10 "a
outside of the country during his term OF
Office Whether a trip on the ocean from
one part of the country to another would
really he such violation is point which
| the President has not yet made up his mind
| to Cnncedc.
If he does cOncede this, however, il is
probable that Mrs Cleveland will make
the trip while the President with Dan La
mont spends ten days
CAMPING OFT IN THE YELLOWSTONE
region. 1t is probable that in going and
| y
| the President and his party will visit Phil
adelphia, Pittsburg, Chicago, Milwaukee,
ST. Paul, (possihly Portland and San
Francisco Omaha, st. Louis, Louis
Vile, Cincinnati, and other important
cities in order that he may come in con-
tact with the people and especially with
the working politicians. Postmaster Gene
raj Villas, who is perhaps the most ardent
and industrious secOnd-termer in the ad.
ministratiOn will, when the proper time
comes leave ,nothinGundone toiwork up.the
Journey for all il is worth AZ q swing around
the political circle.
The Democratic politicians in the various
States through which the Presidential
party will pass will be instructed to stir
up the popular enthusiasm in order TO bring
about a good effect on the autumn cleo
tiOns The President il determined that
this Journey shall be made entirely at his
personal expense. He does not intend 10
accept any iavOrs, but will pay for every
thing he gets in the way of transportation
and personal service. The trip will cost
him not less than 50, 800 for the GO days,
over which it will extend.
A leading member of the administration
said that the President is anxious to know
more about his country than he does, and
he often finds his imperfect knowledge in
III this respect source OF embarrassment.
lie hoi also been moved to make the jour
ney in order to crafty his wile's love OF
travel. lie fears, however, that the South
will be jealous of the fact that Demo
cratic President has gone into the West
instead of spending more ofhis time in the
Southern States.